I lie under The Aspen leaves I stare and I stare and I stare Until they become Something else A heard of butterflies flapping their wings Sparkling ripples on a green sea Twinkling clusters of stars on a deep black night I stare and I stare and I stare Until they become Nothing else but…
Category Archives: Sacred Poetry
Why do you crawl When you can fly? Among the chaos You skitter Directionless As if lacking sight Bumbling, fumbling, stumbling Confused Don’t you know You have wings? Strong, expansive wings The decay that gave you life Need weigh you down no more No longer a maggot Suckling on another’s shame You are empowered To…
May the soft grass tickle The soles of your feet Though it gives way to the mud May the cool mud envelope And nourish your skin Though it gives way To the rocks May the rough rocks Remind you of your tenderness Though they lay At the edge of a cliff May you not fear…
The Mist diffuses the light Offering it equitably To parts of the world Content in the shadows Those places normally Blessed by direct contact with the sun Do not protest this redistribution They sit Patiently, humbly Honoring the grace of the mist The birds honor it too For they have not fled in fear of…
With you Head to head Palm to palm Knee to knee Sitting Mere breath vapor Condensed from the heat Of your solidity You will not stay I sit Knee to knee Palm to palm Head to head With you Long forgotten Will you stay? I feel you recede You do not believe me Forgive me……
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